London - About a third of flights scheduled for Sunday from the UK’s main airport “Heathrow”, have been canceled due to heavy snowfall. Flights from London to countries of North, Central and Southern Europe, the USA and Russia have been postponed.

New York, NY - New York City is cutting off rent-assistance payments to about 9,000 homeless families following a court decision, and advocates warned Friday the move could flood the city’s shelter system.

Las Vegas, NV - Now it’s on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.

With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold GOP nominating contests as main rival Newt Gingrich brushes aside any talk of abandoning his White House bid — all but ensuring the battle will stretch into the spring if not beyond.

Jerusalem - A new bill advanced by Meretz MK Zehava Gal-On aims to provide financial aid to youths leaving the religious world, similar to that given to new immigrants upon their arrival in Israel.

Businessman and philanthropist Gordon Zacks recalls when the Rebbe asked him for $100 million and then began quoting "Zorba the Greek." 

CrownHeights.CH presents the minhagim for Yud Shvat. PLUS: An eloquent talk by a Shliach about "living with the Rebbe."

Miriam Sultan-Laine, a Lubavitcher from Montreal once diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, shares her story with Mishpacha Magazine. "I've been living on miracles since I was 14 years-old," she says.

CrownHeights.CH would like to wish a Mazel Tov to Shua Betesh (Crown Heights) and Brocha Stern (Crown Heights) on their new engagement!

The L'Chaim will be This Sunday IYH at 1486 Union Street [between Kingstion and Albany Ave.]

After 15 years in business, Sterling Electronics will no longer be owned by the Brikman cousins. The new owner? Their store manager and he has big plans.

During the Republican presidential primary debate in Florida last week, a man identifying himself as a Palestinian Republican asked the candidates what they would do to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were both given the opportunity to responed; who do you think did a better job?

Driving from the school run yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing my six-year-old brother's full run-down of the latest school news: which teacher he likes and which he isn't so keen on etc. Despite being 16 years his senior, it’s almost enjoyable to hear it, not least as it reminds me of myself at that age. But in the middle of it all, he mentioned something that made me think.

“How do you tell people about the importance of a mikvah and then tell them they have to drive 250 miles to get there?”

In a decision by the Hungarian government, EMIH—the Jewish community represented by Chabad in Hungary—will begin to receive funds as part of Hungary’s annual restitution payments.

The Rebbe often stressed the importance of helping Released Time in honor of Yud Shevat. Please enjoy this video of the Rebbe and the Released Time children during Sukkos 5737 – 1976.

A few dozen friends and family huddled around Rabbi Mendy Zwiebel and his family last week as he held his 8-day-old son on a pillow and invited loved ones to say prayers while a fellow rabbi organized his tools on a nearby table. The youngest Zwiebel—he was yet to be named—was about to go through one of Judaism’s most sacred rituals, the bris milah, more commonly known as circumcision.